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    <h1 class="SECT1"><a name="INTRODUCTION" id="INTRODUCTION">1.
    Introduction</a></h1>

    <p><span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>, as an heir to <span class=
    "APPLICATION">Junkbuster</span>, is a Free Software project and the code
    is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2. As such,
    <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span> development is potentially open
    to anyone who has the time, knowledge, and desire to contribute in any
    capacity. Our goals are simply to continue the mission, to improve
    <span class="APPLICATION">Privoxy</span>, and to make it available to as
    wide an audience as possible.</p>

    <p>One does not have to be a programmer to contribute. Packaging,
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      <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="QUICKSTART" id="QUICKSTART">1.1. Quickstart
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      <p>The first step is to join the <a href=
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      better patches. Patches are best submitted to the Sourceforge tracker
      set up for this purpose, but can be sent to the list for review
      too.</p>

      <p>You will also need to have a cvs package installed, which will
      entail having ssh installed as well (which seems to be a requirement of
      SourceForge), in order to access the cvs repository. Having the GNU
      build tools is also going to be important (particularly, autoconf and
      gmake).</p>

      <p>For the time being (read, this section is under construction), you
      can also refer to the extensive comments in the source code. In fact,
      reading the code is recommended in any case.</p>
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